Fuels

Solar Power Plant

PV and ESS in Japan’s Changing Energy Market Landscape

A land of high energy consumption, reliant on imported fossil fuels, Japan is also globally known as a country where everything from traditional crafts to high-…

Trump's Agriculture Department Announces 30% Biofuel Goal for 2050

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced a goal for biofuels to make up 30% of U.S. transportation fuels by 2050, a move that could bolster an i…

Oil and Gas Technology

India to Switch to World's Cleanest Petrol, Diesel from April 1

India will switch to the world's cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now - …

Clean emission

Researchers Work on Project to Develop Cleaner-Burning, Renewable Fuels

Biofuels offer potential benefits as renewable fuels with cleaner emissions, but with thousands of types of biofuels to choose from, it makes it hard for the en…

'Hypocrisy' : 90% of UK-Africa Summit’s Energy Deals Were in Fossil Fuels

More than 90% of the £2bn in energy deals struck at this week’s UK-Africa investment summit were for fossil fuels, despite a government commitment to “suppor…

Carbon Neutral

Nordics Bet on Advanced Biofuels to Suit Carbon Neutrality Ambitions

Scandinavian governments have raised the bar in their commitment to becoming carbon neutral and several companies have responded by developing new technologies …

Oil and Gas Technology

Portuguese Tech Institute to Produce Advanced Biofuels From Tree-Pruning-waste

A project to use the waste from pruning vines and fruit trees to produce advanced biofuel is being developed at the BLC3 Campus of Technology and Innovation in …

Ammonia

An Easier And Greener Way to Create Syngas

Syngas (the term is short for "synthesis gas") is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases. It is used to make ammonia, methanol, other industrial chemic…

Energy Storage System

Batteries Play a Critical Role for a Low Carbon Energy Future

The switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy alternatives and the electrification of energy is one of the key elements of delivering carbon neutral economie…

Managing Energy Use to Reduce Carbon Footprint

According to National Grid, more of Britain’s electricity production will come from zero carbon energy sources than from fossil fuels in 2019 — the first tim…

Britain's Renewables Produced More Electricity Than Fossil Fuels in 2019

BRITAIN, the birthplace of coal power, produced more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the f…

Britain's Zero-Carbon Power Outstrips Fossil Fuels in 2019

Britain, the birthplace of coal power, produced more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the f…

Distributed energy

Researchers Propose Floating Microgrids Made up of Electric Boats

Electric boats may enable floating microgrids that could serve islands that have historically been powered by fossil fuels, according to a report from researche…

Climate Change Could Make Many Companies' Assets Worthless

Carney, due to become the United Nations’ special envoy for climate change next year when he steps down from the bank, told BBC radio that global warming could…

Distributed Generation

Energy-Storage may be the Key to Maximise Power Generation

Electricity generated by burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas now constitutes nearly two-thirds of all power produced in the world.